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Two New Evan-Moor Early Reading Series, Word Family Games: Centers for Up to 6 Players, andWordFamily Stories and Activities Help K-3 Students Build a Rich Reading Vocabulary

Eight new books give reading instructors comprehensive, grade-level resources to motivate and engage students in learning to read word families.

MONTEREY, CALIF. (January 1, 2007) Evan-Moor's two new series, Word Family Games: Centers for Up to6Players, and Word Family Stories and Activities bring engaging, new reading resources to elementary school classrooms, after-school programs, and homeschoolers. Available January 1, 2007, word-family practice assists students in recognizing familiar parts of words and builds a rich reading vocabulary. Teachers, reading specialists, ELL, and intervention program staff will find both new series easy to use and wonderful fun for students. Word Family Games: Centers for Up to 6 Players, and Word Family Stories and Activities are correlated to state standards.

Students look forward to learning with the award-winning Evan Moor Centers. In the new Word FamilyGames:Centers for Up to Six Players, groups of two to six students play colorful board games that provide word recognition and vocabulary review. Each of the four leveled books in this series contains seven games covering a total of 16 word families. Each game has two reproducible activity pages that provide additional practice using the word families in context - great for informal skill assessment. Each game board includes a picture dictionary with visual clues, especially valuable for English language learners. Games increase in level of difficulty so teachers can choose the level(s) their students need.

For small group or individual study, each of the four books in Word Family Stories and Activities books include illustrated, reproducible, one-page stories followed by activity pages that help students build comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, and fluency skills. A picture dictionary introduces the word family, providing the visual clues for beginning readers and ELL students. Reproducible word list sliders encourage repeated practice of the word families, leading to increased oral reading fluency. Sixteen word families are presented in each of the four leveled books, with difficulty levels increasing from one level to the next. Teachers can choose the appropriate entry level for their students and students can work independently once they understand the format.

"We want to make learning to read easy for teachers and fun for students," says Evan-Moor CEO Bill Evans. "Word Family Games: Centers for Up to 6 Players, and Word Family Stories and Activities give educators engaging, grade-level resources for word family practice, an important component of early reading success."

Designed for grades K–3 classroom use, English language learners, reading specialists, intervention program teachers, homeschoolers, and after-school programs, Word Family Games: Centers for Up to 6 Players, and Word Family Stories and Activities books are eligible for Reading First, Title I, ESL, Title III, 21st Century Learning Centers, and Title V funds. All skills are correlated to state standards.

Each Word Family Games: Centers for Up to 6 Players titles includes seven games, reproducible activities pages, and picture dictionaries that cover 16 word families. The retail price of Word Family Games: CentersforUp to Six Players is $19.99 each.

Each Word Family Stories and Activities grade-specific book contains 112 pages that cover 16 word families. The books include picture dictionaries, reproducible stories, and activity pages. The retail price of Word FamilyStories and Activitiesbooks is $16.99 each.

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For more information contact:
Megan Murray
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Phone: 831-649-5901 ext. 116
Email: meganm@evan-moor.com